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Graham B
Graham Bingham
Draycott, Derbyshire, UK
(63 posts)

Registered:
09/19/2008 08:26AM

Main British Car:
1974 Triumph Spitfire Rover 3.5litre V8

Rover V8 engine measurements
Posted by: Graham B
Date: June 21, 2012 02:33PM

Can anyone help with some measurements please?

I currently have the Rover 3.5 (1976 Rover P6) engine in my Spitfire and it is getting ready for a new bottom end. I may replace the crank and fit oversized bearings, but I may also take the opportunity to upgrade the engine to a later Rover 3.9 or even 4.6 unit.

I know that these later engines had water pumps and pulleys which protrude further forwards out of the front of the engine.
With my current set up I have 20cm between the front of the block (or front of the cylinder head) to the radiator. This allows just enough clearance between the radiator and the nose of the water pump pulley.

What I need to know is the measurement from the front of the block to the most forward part of the pulley system on these later engines to see if I can fit one without relocating the radiator.

Hope this makes sense!

Graham


roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
(3188 posts)

Registered:
04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: Rover V8 engine measurements
Posted by: roverman
Date: June 21, 2012 02:50PM

Graham, Have used our search feature ? Using that little box, type in "215 water pumps". There you will find novel results. Good Luck, roverman.


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